Changes compared to 24.6.7

Enhancements​

• Disabled selecting Hyper-V 'All VM Snapshots' mode on operating systems where it is not supported (#5003, !4989)

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue preventing individual files to be selected during the granular restore process on the Comet Backup desktop app
• Fixed a cosmetic issue with translations not applying for some detailed error messages

Changes compared to 24.6.6

New Features​

• Added SMB Storage Vault option to the Comet Server Service Manager first use wizard

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with Microsoft 365 listing that caused processing to fail when SharePoint Sites are locked
• Fixed an issue with operating system information being incomplete for Windows devices
• Fixed an issue causing certain Gradient PSA failures to retry for an unnecessarily long time

Changes compared to 24.6.5

New Features​

• Added an option to have failed backup jobs retry after a configurable period of time (!4867, !4848, #4992)
• Added ability to bulk convert Storage Vaults created with S3-backed Storage Role templates to direct S3 Storage Vaults (!4914, #5029)
• Added support for restoring a Windows Disk Image backup from a Linux device
• Added a Linux ISO option when using the Create Recovery Media feature (!4667, #4274)

Enhancements​

• Added an automatic clean up of stale Storage Vault locks immediately when a device reboots, or wakes from sleep (!4966, #1476)
• Added support for custom prefix directories for IAM-compatible Storage Template providers (!4914, #5029)
• Added an explanation tooltip for unavailable features in the Create Recovery Media dialog in the Comet Backup desktop app
• Added safeguards to ensure the Hyper-V Protected Item "Latest VM state" mode is only used with supported Windows versions, in the Comet Server web interface and the Comet Backup desktop app (!4981, #5106)
• Improved the performance of evaluating the "if last job was missed" schedule option

Changes compared to 24.6.4

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the Users list page in the Comet Server web interface being reverse sorted by default (#5061, !4947)
• Fixed an issue with the Settings and Admin Account pages failing to render for an admin user in the Comet Server web interface (#5086, !4963)
• Fixed an issue with Comet Server config files being updated with an invalid Admin Organization (#5086, !4963)
• Fixed a crash when loading the Comet Server web interface on a Comet Server with Auth Role disabled

Changes compared to 24.5.3

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the Syncro integration preventing backup job warnings and errors from being raised as an RMM Alert (#4937, !4935)
• Fixed an issue for Hyper-V Protected Items that caused the error message "Incorrect Function" to occur when backing up guest VMs (#5085, !4938)
• Fixed an issue for Microsoft 365 Protected Items that caused the error message "invalid character 'S' looking for beginning of value" to be returned during listing of accounts
• Fixed an issue with Hyper-V Changed Block Tracking falling back to full scans (#4756, !4911)

Changes compared to 24.6.3

Enhancements​

• Added a new log message to backups that indicates that all pre-job steps are complete and backup work has begun

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue for Hyper-V Protected Items that caused the error message "Incorrect Function" to occur when backing up guest VMs (#5085, !4938)
• Fixed an issue for Microsoft 365 Protected Items that caused the error message "invalid character 'S' looking for beginning of value" to be returned during listing of accounts
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Backup desktop app and Comet Server changing device ID unexpectedly when SSH host keys are changed on Linux (#3730, !4524)
• Fixed an issue with backups not getting skipped even if "Skip if already running" is set when there are simultaneous backup jobs running (#4969, !4838)
• Fixed an issue with "warning 6001" error messages outputted in the Comet Server server log when generating a custom codesigned Windows client installer (#5084, !4946)
• Fixed an issue where backup jobs could complete successfully when a previous retention pass failed due to retention pass failures not being recorded properly (#5077, !4949)
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Backup desktop app crashing when a user browses a target directory using the web interface (#5095, !4944)
• Fixed an issue with Constellation Role where buckets with Object Lock enabled were not deleted (#5030, !4939)
• Fixed an issue with Hyper-V Changed Block Tracking falling back to full scans (#4756, !4911)

Changes compared to 24.6.2

• The Windows System Backup Protected Item is being deprecated. Windows System Backup Protected Items will still successfully backup, but will show a Warning notice on completion (#5059, !4927)

New Features​

• Added support for granular restore from FAT32, EXT4, and XFS filesystems

Enhancements​

• Added support for Gen 1 VHD virtual disk for Hyper-V Protected Items when using the Hyper-V Latest VM State mode. VHD virtual disks will be stored in a VHDX format (#4990, !4932)
• Improved performance for granular restore of NTFS filesystems with complex or deep directory structures
• Improved the speed of retention passes by using cached information to estimate the size of data that is in a Storage Vault
• Improved Hyper-V Latest VM State (Changed Block Tracking) to respect the user's configured Hyper-V checkpoint settings on a per-VM basis instead of always attempting to take Production checkpoints (#5016, !4928)

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing Comet to fail to provision Object Lock buckets when using an Impossible Cloud (Object Lock) storage template (#5072, !4926)
• Fixed an issue on the Comet Server web interface that showed the About this Cluster menu for admins who had the "Prevent viewing and editing server settings" policy permission applied (#4978, !4913)
• Fixed an issue with loading SSL certificates in Comet Server if a PFX file uses the SHA256 algorithm (#5080, !4909)
• Fixed an issue with loading SSL certificates in Comet Server if a PFX file orders private keys after certificates
• Fixed an issue with not allowing "All items" for granular restore in the Comet Backup desktop app
• Fixed an issue with the Syncro integration preventing backup job warnings and errors from being raised as an RMM Alert (#4937, !4935)

Changes compared to 24.5.2

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where deleted files in a versioned S3 bucket would get undeleted if errors occurred when listing files during a retention pass
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when a missed backup job is generated from devices with unrecognized timezones (#5062, !4897)
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when attempting to download a DSM 6/7 client installer when Comet Server was installed using the Linux (other) installer
• Fixed an issue where some NTFS volumes could not be recognised as NTFS partitions leading to browsing failure at the time of restore (#4995, !4890)
• Fixed an issue with retention passes on Storage Vaults without Object Lock showing Object Lock specific errors instead of the real retention pass error (#5079, !4908)
• Fixed a Microsoft 365 listing issue where default permissions were receiving 403s from retrieving Site information (#5070, !4902)
• Fixed an issue causing Comet to fail to provision Object Lock buckets from Impossible Cloud storage templates (#5072, !4926)

Changes compared to 24.6.1

New Features​

• Added new "Back up extra system permissions and attributes" option for File and Folders Protected Items (#4957, !4880)

Enhancements​

• Improved the clarity of error messages when data packs are missing from a Storage Vault (#5042, !4877)
• Improved the clarity of error messages when Comet Backup fails to optimize an existing snapshot during a retention pass
• Improved the performance of backup jobs that do not take a filesystem snapshot
• Improved retry behaviour for S3 API requests that fail due to "unexpected EOF" errors (#4762, !4821)

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where deleted files in a versioned S3 bucket would get undeleted if errors occurred when listing files during a retention pass
• Fixed an issue where installing Comet Backup on a Synology device would cause a warning popup to appear after installation finished successfully (#4853, !4888)
• Fixed an issue where some NTFS volumes could not be recognised as NTFS partitions leading to browsing failure at the time of restore (#4995, !4890)
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when a missed backup job is generated from devices with unrecognized timezones (#5062, !4897)
• Fixed an issue with SMB and FTP Storage Vaults overreporting the amount of data downloaded
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when attempting to download a DSM 6/7 client installer when Comet Server was installed using the Linux (other) installer
• Fixed an issue with not retrying some types of network error during Reindex or Deep Verify operations (#3202, !4906)
• Fixed an issue with "Hash Mismatch" error messages at the end of a job log if a user profile is being modified frequently (#5076, !4905)
• Fixed an issue with Disk Image backups skipping partitions instead of affected blocks when the underlying hard drive is experiencing CRC errors (#4229, !4757)
• Fixed an issue causing Storage Vault size measurements to be 8x larger against Comet Server Storage Role (#5075, !4903)
• Fixed a Microsoft 365 listing issue where default permissions were receiving 403s from retrieving Site information (#5070, !4902)
• Fixed an issue with restoring files from non-Windows devices to Windows devices when the file name contains a backslash (#4909, !4807)
• Fixed an issue with retention passes on Storage Vaults without Object Lock showing Object Lock specific errors instead of the real retention pass error (#5079, !4908)
• Fixed a cosmetic issue with "failed to list objects with prefix" error messages incorrectly being outputted when an S3-compatible Storage Vault is too busy to be used (#5043, !4887)

Changes compared to 24.5.1

Enhancements​

• Updated Microsoft 365 account listing to append "Disabled" attribute to user mailboxes for later informed inclusion at the UI level (#4744, !4827)

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where Comet would not retry when cleaning up deleted tombstoned file versions from an S3-compatible target causing the job to fail (#5037, !4871)
• Fixed an issue where granular restores are unable to open VMDKs from vSAN and snapshot extents for VMWare Protected Items (#4849, !4870)
• Fixed an error in Microsoft 365 account listing caused when a personal site is missing an associated user
• Fixed an issue with backups being triggered on client upgrade when new the user profile's LastStartTime had not yet been set
• Fixed an issue with Windows Server 2008 fallback upgrades where the upgrade fails due to support for TLS 1.2 being dropped